Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Affecting org.webjars.npm:msgpack5 package, versions [,6.1.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-20581058
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 Oct 2026
  • creditSWIFI AI

Introduced: 8 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-107297  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:msgpack5 to version 6.1.0 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars.npm:msgpack5 is an A msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser, with extension points

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity via the decode function in lib/decoder.js when processing deeply nested or large streaming container structures. An attacker can send a message that causes unbounded resource consumption during decoding, crashing the process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1